chuckiewarner

sadi

2 years ago

I agree with those graphic designers who treat the File Manager as an app and therefore create an app icon for it instead of simply using the generic folder icon from the "places" sub-directory. And I think one of the best FM app icons (if not the best) is the one created for Ubuntu recently by "thieum".

So, if I may, here's a blue variant (although far from perfect) to match this great icon theme: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aisy3i95w5ogsq4/Emerald_system-file-manager.svg?dl=0

sadi

2 years ago

As a very very modest contribution, if you like, I've created one by merging the dropbox app icon into the generic folder icon:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/urxlkwor9ueg20n/Emerald_folder-dropbox.svg?dl=0

sadi

2 years ago

Thanks a lot for this.

1) I think Breeze-style Dropbox status icons would look better. I tried but couldn't do better than this clumsy thing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b0xs3ecnk0iv1pq/breeze-dropbox-status.zip?dl=0
But I still can see a glimpse of the previous (fallback) black dropbox when syncing in addition to my blue Breeze-style one.

3) I've got a better (I think) Desktop folder icon after I deleted all copies of that mime-type icon (/apps/scalable/desktop.svg, cs-desktop.svg, preferences-desktop-wallpaper.svg, show-desktop.svg, user-desktop.svg, utilities-desktop-extra.svg and /categories/scalable/preferences-desktop-tweaks.svg) and I think it might even look better in the same blue color as folder icons.

4) The main Emerald theme lacks indicator-keyboard-LANG icons that are present in Emerald Dark - I think they would look better in Breeze style.

vinceliuice

sadi

2 years ago

Thanks in advance.
On second thought, I personally decided that avoiding Breeze-style icons in the tray (Ubuntu top panel) will be better for consistency there. Otherwise it's very difficult (at least now) to change all icons appearing there - e.g. my-weather-indicator and many others who use their own traditional mono-dark or mono-light icons with no matching Breeze-style alternatives.